Project Title: Innovative Multifunctional Nanomaterial Systems for Improving the Energy Efficiency of Building Envelope Structures
Project Title: Innovative
Multifunctional Nanomaterial Systems for Improving the Energy Efficiency of
Building Envelope Structures
Project Agreement Number: 1.1.1.3./1./24/A/113
Project Partners: SIA “3D Strong”, SIA “VVRI”
Project Implementation Period: 01.08.2025 – 31.07.2028 (36 months)
Total Project Funding: EUR 656,455.14
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ERDF (European Regional Development Fund): EUR 510,065.65
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State Budget Funding: EUR 89,934.35
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Private Funding: EUR 56,455.14
Including University of Latvia (LU) budget funding: EUR 14,180.08
In-kind contribution – LU: EUR 19,693.00; SIA “3D Strong”: EUR 11,291.03
Scientific Project Leader: Dr. Phys. Jana Andžāne, Leading Researcher at the Institute of Chemical Physics, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Technologies, University of Latvia
Administrative Project Manager: Linda Ungure, email: linda.ungure@lu.lv
Project Objective:
To address issues related to energy-efficient and sustainable building envelope structures by developing a multifunctional aerogel system that provides both thermal insulation and continuous thermal energy generation and storage, utilizing the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor environments.
Project Outcomes:
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Four original scientific articles published, submitted, or accepted for publication in journals or conference proceedings indexed in Web of Science Core Collection, SCOPUS, or ERIH PLUS databases;
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Six prototypes of new technologies;
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Two prototypes of new products;
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One Latvian patent application submitted.
Main Project Activities within Industrial Research:
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Synthesis of carbon and silica aerogels with tailored properties (porosity, surface functionalization, incorporation of electrically active materials);
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Development of nano-confined polymer thermoelectrolytes with synergistic contributions from thermal diffusion and thermogalvanic mechanisms to the thermoelectric effect;
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Testing of the electrochemical and thermoelectric performance of aerogels and nano-confined polymers;
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Design of the device casing and current collectors (single-leg and multi-leg configurations);
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Creation and testing of device prototypes in single-leg and multi-leg configurations.
